SBC with Intel® Atom™ Z5xx Processor - ...

SBC with Intel® Atom™ Z5xx Processor - Unitronix PC/104-Plus

Supplier: Unitronix

announces the Tiger, a PC/104-Plus single board computer (SBC) featuring great performance, very low power consumption, and fanless operation.

The Tiger takes advantage of Intel's Atom Z5xx (Menlow XL) processor, which was designed specifically for embedded applications. Based upon Intel's 45 nm hi-k Metal Gate Silicon technology, the Z5xx series Atom chip offers high performance, industrial temperature (-40º to +85ºC) operation and radically reduced power requirements. Its advanced power management capabilities include the new C6 state (Deep Power Down Technology) and Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology.

Leveraging the high performance/low power capabilities of the Atom Z5xx and its US15WP(T) chipset, the Tiger is ideal for space, weight, and power (SWaP) constrained embedded applications. Based on the industry standard PC/104-Plus form factor, this compact and rugged SBC is an excellent solution for industrial, energy, defence/aerospace, medical, and robotics applications where a small footprint, low power draw (6W typical), and fanless operation are crucial design factors.

The Tiger was designed for embedded environments requiring high performance, low power consumption, and passive cooling and is available in both a 1.6 GHz commercial temperature (0º to +60ºC) version and a 1.33 GHz industrial temperature (-40º to +85ºC) version. The rugged Tiger board meets MIL-STD-202G specifications for mechanical shock and vibration for use in harsh environments.

Standard on-board features include a gigabit Ethernet port with network boot capability, SO-DIMM socket for up to 2 GB DDR2 RAM, seven USB 2.0 ports, four serial ports, IDE controller with support for two devices, HD audio, and a Disk on Module (DOM) socket for removable flash storage. Video features include advanced 3D graphics, high-definition video, integrated LVDS, and optional analogue VGA support. Industry standard PC/104-Plus expansion provides plug-in access to a wide variety of PC/104 and PC/104-Plus expansion modules. The SPX expansion interface provides low-cost plug-in expansion for additional analogue, digital, and CANbus I/O.

The field-reprogrammable BIOS supports custom defaults and a software developers kit (SDK) for security, remote/network booting, and other application functions. ACPI 2.0 support provides advanced power management capabilities. The Tiger is compatible with a variety of popular x86 operating systems, including Windows, Windows Embedded, Linux, VxWorks, and QNX. Customisation options include conformal coating, revision locks, custom labelling, customised testing and screening, connector changes, and additional services.